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Julien Laurens

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ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

That's the right pass.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

And it's again to show you that this Arsenal team has been built and has been kind of structured not to play with the traditional number nine.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

Because otherwise, if Saka is used to having a traditional number nine there, he crosses that ball first time every single time, even on his wrong foot.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

And Giocares scores that.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

Whereas the second cross should never come to Jokeres because Sanchez doesn't make the mistake and he stops the ball and the ball.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

So that's not the right pass.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

The right pass is the first one that Saka doesn't make.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

This is a team that has been for so many years used to play with force number nine, with Gabriel Jesus, with Kai Havertz, with Merino.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

And Giocares is very different.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

And that's why I still think that he's still adapting to this team and the team is still adapting to him.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

He should have done better so far this season.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

He should have scored more.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

He should do more during a game, not just scoring.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

But sometimes his runs, for me, are just not clear enough.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

There's a few things that he should improve on already.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

But I thought this goal was typical of what's happening with Giocares at the moment.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

He will score goals.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

He will get to 15, I think, this season in all competitions.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

But you could see for me that Saka should have crossed that ball, but it's just not in the mindset right now to play that way.

ESPN FC
Battle of Manchester

Yeah, I think so, but if we go back to last summer when they were trying hard to sign Mike Mignon from AC Milan, it's obviously obvious that... Obviously obvious, but they clearly didn't believe in Sanchez, otherwise you don't go and spend some money on Mike Mignon at his age as well if you really believe in either Jorgensen or Sanchez.